Matt,
I tried to respond earlier, but it doesn't seem to have gone through. That
WORKED (pointing /dev/mouse at /dev/psaux). I wonder why it didn't get
configured correctly on the install?
Thanks a lot
Jay
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Roper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: [vox-tech] I just installed deb - Problems with X
> Are you running gpm (the console mouse driver)? If not, then you should
> make /dev/mouse a symbolic link to /dev/psaux. If you are using gpm,
> then you need to set the repeat_type value to "raw" in /etc/gpm.conf.
>
>
> Matt
>
> On Sun, Oct 07, 2001 at 10:13:25AM -0500, Jay Strauss wrote:
> > From: "Jay Strauss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: [vox-tech] I just installed deb - Problems with X
> > Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 10:13:25 -0500
> > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700
> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > I have a /dev/mouse:
> >
> > deb:/# ls -la /dev/mouse
> > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Oct 7 04:39 /dev/mouse ->
> > /dev/gpmdata
> > deb:/#
> >
> > but it points to a file as opposed to a pipe. When I did the install,
it
> > asked about my mouse (its a ps/2 mouse, round connector) but it didn't
seem
> > to configure correctly.
> >
> > Jay
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Foo Lim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 5:56 AM
> > Subject: Re: [vox-tech] I just installed deb - Problems with X
> >
> >
> > > Well, is there a file /dev/mouse? If there isn't there should be.
For my
> > > deb sys, it looks like this:
> > >
> > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root 7 Jun 22 16:34 /dev/mouse -> gpmdata|
> > >
> > > which seems to be a named pipe (?). Use the ln command as root:
> > >
> > > ln -s /dev/gpmdata /dev/mouse
> > >
> > > Strange why your install didn't set that up for you, unless you don't
have
> > > gpm installed, in which case, you'll link the mouse to the serial port
on
> > > /dev/ttyS[0-3], I think.
> > >
> > > Or there's something else that's wrong.
> > >
> > > FL
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, 7 Oct 2001, Jay Strauss wrote:
> > >
> > > > Howdy everyone,
> > > >
> > > > I just installed deb for the first time. I did a network install.
> > > > Everything
> > > > seemed to go well, but I can't start X.
> > > >
> > > > Attached are 2 files, startx.out (which I did like "startx 2&>
> > startx.out")
> > > > and dmesg ("dmesg > dmesg.out).
> > > >
> > > > There is a message at the bottom of startx.out about the mouse, but
the
> > > > mouse works on another machine.
> > > >
> > > > Help anyone?
> > > > Jay
> >
> >
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